IT Network Cybersecurity Specialist

Saudi Air Navigation Services - SANS

Key Activities

IT Network Cybersecurity

• Provide engineering support for IT network cybersecurity operations, including the deployment, operation, maintenance, and full documentation of network security tools.
• Maintain the cybersecurity of IT network environments throughout their lifecycle, from deployment to decommissioning, ensuring protection, compliance, and risk management.
• Maintain and secure network infrastructure, including firewalls, switches, routers, and VPNs, ensuring optimal configurations for cybersecurity.
• Implement and maintain Network Access Control (NAC) solutions and enforce strict network segmentation for security.
• Monitor and secure IT network communication protocols, such as SNMP, DNS, and NTP, to ensure secure data transmission and network performance.
• Translate IT cybersecurity standards and policies (e.g., ISO 27001:2013, NIST CSF, PCI DSS) into actionable network security controls and ensure their implementation.

Cybersecurity Architecture

• Assist in developing IT network cybersecurity strategies focused on protecting the organization s network infrastructure and data assets.
• Participate in the identification, evaluation, and integration of network systems, tools, and processes aligned with best practices to enhance IT network security.
• Stay up to date on the latest trends and technologies in network security to ensure continuous improvement of the organization s cybersecurity infrastructure.

Cybersecurity Operations

• Continuously monitor and enforce cybersecurity controls to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, availability, and accountability of IT networks, while ensuring compliance with applicable regulations and standards.
• Facilitate network cybersecurity awareness initiatives and provide training to stakeholders on best practices for IT network security.
• Conduct regular cybersecurity assessments, including network penetration testing, vulnerability management, and other preventive interventions, to maintain and improve IT network security.
• Ensure adherence to IT network cybersecurity incident management guidelines, including proper reporting, escalation, and resolution of network-related incidents.

Policies, Processes, and Procedures

• Perform daily network-related activities while ensuring compliance with organizational policies, processes, and procedures.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement in IT network systems and processes, considering leading practices, changes in business environments, cost reduction, and productivity improvement.